Tobacco container with pipe-filling means



July l, 1930 I A. scHNABEL 1,769,550

TOBACCO CONTAINER WITH PIPE FILLING MEANS Filed June 141928 2 sheets-sheet 1 IN V EN TOR.

aya/JWM MQ/PMAM ATTORNEYS.

4July 1, 1930.

A. SCHNABIEL..

TOBACCO CONTA INER WITH PIPE FILLING MEANS Fild June 14 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet lPatented July y1p, y1930 Amann sorrirnBEL, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

ToBAooo c oNTaINER WrrI-IYPIBELFILLINGVMEANS I ,Application filed June vlll,

Y* This `invention relates to containers for s pipe` tobacco yand has tor its object to equip the, container Withv means for; discharging ythe tobacco therefrom directly into a pipe7 i' thereby greatly eelitetiilg'the llilevet s pipe. and eliminatingvvaste. l Another 7object is to provvide means Where- .by-s quantity ef tebaeee necessary te ll the pipe will be discharged a single opera- Y. sation.l 'f

A,` Still further, obje'ot is to provide 'means forpreventingspilling of tobacco through ythe vdischarge opening Whilethe container is not in use.

eesstrueiea eenibaetienanel arrangement offplrts. 1svvillbe, hereinafter moreffully respondingparts., l isa vertical section .ofI a tobacco eontainerand of; the tobacco -dischargingv device; Fig. 21s a crossseotion en lle f2-20.16 Fig. l; *Fiss an; enlarged L section on line 3- 3Y of Fig. 1; Figil. isa

'jsimilaifgseclionf to haar Figi 1" `(ma sau i lasser* seeler with the. dseharsns devise] `in( projected position; Fig; 5 is afcross sec- Q SQ/ tion on line of Eig. 1;"Fig. disa persiieetve View ef s, meded strueture; Fie! *inte she. 'Pesitee shewn 1.1 Fia 17 se that e Y s quantity YefY tebeee'o frein the mail@ :eenl-v 's '.,ppartment dropfinfto -the sliellgl. "1A- 18 is.V across seetionon line 8f8jof: Eig. 7,` HiRefleir'msmere: in detail @the drawings and tiesttefthe, eenstlrueten shown in Fies- I te; 5 l0 denotes. a container er een-- made ef-'fshfeet metal' er other:suitelele. material khaving a hinged l0a and a ,eiroulardis-A t With these.andlotherfobjeots virrvievv my 1 invention consists substantially in the novel .n

shaped shell having a semi-cylindr-ically4 eehsrgefenenins 10e-,.111 I1 ei its-Walls By lengtuflaal partimos vl1 5 ther` leasisteelf-s" dividedlnto a main compaijtment11(1)?tocon? s tainy the tebeeee anche eemperfmest 1021:@

' entan seme parts of the tebaeee y elische1re'-' 'ing meens Fixed te andi extending transefverselyfrem'the'lmer fase ef safleagif tudinal' p artitionll is a substantially trough;`

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main compartment on which the V tobacco will tend toslide down andjll the space behind the dischargeopening lObto be subsequently discharged into the bowl of a smoking pipe, as Willl be presently; described. @Belovvthe platform f 12 l provide a tubular Vsluielll or guidefl suitably fixed tothebottc/)mof-they casing 10 as by soldering or otherwise and Which V extends transversely ofA the casing; in

alignmentvvith said discharge opening. In no this shell is movably` lborne a cylindrial plunger 14 of andiameter equalwto that` of the discharge openinglO. Thislplunger on Y its upper face is provided With` a hood shaped extension 14? .which When.theplungerzne is projected OlWldly is adaptedto-`serve 4as a roof overgthespace behindthedis- ,charge opening l0b tol prevent tobacco fall- I l n g .ingint'o saidspace during the flllingeopera' 2Q). In the accompanying, drawing, in which similar i referenceV characters denote cor-.;

tion. In rthis space l provide ya trough,

curved bottom` l in 'extension of the shellV A13 and which vvhenthe plunger Vlll advanoed 4will be, closedby the hoodl or roof 1i4e'.. Thefplunger 14 is pronged 'centrally `75" vvith astem or; :rod 16 extending through aL stationary supporter bearingY 17 and 4formed y. at its fIGeend With',V an enlargement. or

breast .plate 717- fA spring 18 mounted Varound,the rodfbetvveen the said.bearing yandas()V fenlargementfftends to'L ,retract the 'plunger` pushiasmbesfle analyseurs@ @the es 1-iis "stoel 1Qc ign *said baroni lewe? eidfe'f seid, v'push ember sfermedf inner face ofthev wallfinafvvhifch the' dis-"y V which through a gear 2 3 meshes with a rack i5 24projecting-pfrom the innerface of the'slide f21 Therear encloftlie lraclr22 carries tryo i i yers 25 --fiilcrurned`y ati 254- thereto; The ends 2'1'70 path-fof the push `member 19v While in V1the path of the arms 25b of the other pair is prosition one ofthe arms25ais3locatedjustrin latter( `is 'jmovedfforwardly to' operateV the `its#extreme forwardgfposition '@ythsotheraofathtwrfrmgfgeas-willlfhave"iflimitedf lIn such caseasimpliied "device niust be used, ofjwhich *anV embodiment` is -droppeoltolieclose to and attherearlofsaid member Vso,` that on tlie'returri "str ol're ofthe latter *said* armwill engage and *thereby l throug'hfjrlgearfZSfandracl2% also more the lslide21 into.r closing:position.` `The cam i i facesse? 2' enseas; of the member as win E pressed the mouth lend of its bowl againstthe"dischargeiopening While, byiainger ofthe th'erfhand the pushfmembeitel@` r1` I eauses'zfirst the `s ideorfgclosur 19 A of Vthe arms of Aone pair 25a. project `intowthe:

' front ofthe pushlmember, so that when" the to1V penpositio'n. When the push;

fmovelthe rackiQQf alongf andt consequently After the pipe isV lled, the Vgrasp 19 of "the push member 19 is releasedwhich by the contraction of'its spring 2O Will be forced back into the initial position. Y During this ,movement the Vpush-@member l19 by acting agai'nstfthel forwardarmau of thefpair of vlevers 25 will first operate the slide 21 Vclosinglthef dischargeA opening. As the push 'memberl recedes fromv the breast plate 17 ther plunger 14 is forced byits spring 18 to return into initial position, andthe hood 14 thereof .uncover the chamberk 15 permitting afresh supply of tobacco A,to drop linto rit for-the next filling..

This v construction is adapted to 'be Yused 1 WithV speciallysized and shaped' receptacles.

' the gear Qandthefraelr 2fifwill"jinoinV they deviceV to Vthe Vordinary" tinl"cans` of usual shape, and size, vWhich'in size `are `greatly VHere 27 is a tin can of conventional shape and size: inV which the pipe Atobacco is packed vwithout the usual paper `Wrapper. In one ofthefyvfa'lls, asinthebottom ofxthe can, Y the circular dischargeV opening 27fisv proe Qri'ded'gwhich'is-adapted1torbeclosed by a turn"` theleversQ- :sof-asaojflift one or the s'lideQS` or the like; tonbe manipulated by hand by means 'of a grasp-28. .In alignment. with'said discharge 1 openingA and spaced therefrom I provide a cylindrical or tubular Vchamber or shell 29 iextendingt'o the oppojs'ite' Wallof the casing. Insidesaidchamber is 'movably borne a plungerlBOfof: W'ood'or othersuitable -material'f which* at' -itsFrear Vis vformed` With`- a grasp. .30"projecting through ai longitudinalslotQY 21 ofthe can. The space v31 betweenthedischarge andthe front end of the plunger 'or chamber admeasured` to hold `thefquantityv sufficient to a pipe one stroke.

",'In this' modifica-tion the V p latform'iis omit-`V ted, `but the feeding of the'tob'accointo the spacel-:canbe easily eifected'byholding thelcanin the position shown' inylilig. "('j ,and

, trieben; structionof" the"device mayfv'be varied in many*Ways- Without" departing fromf `the L Atobaicco 4container having adischarge" fifn alignment with said opening, 'afplatfolm j s above `said shell guidingijtobiaeco tof a -f'Yc e'm"partrnent'i'between saidkr shell and `said Afopening separate compartmenty.for` said Y *fgcontainerj containing .operatingsmeans for f means to operate said plunger to eject said tobacco through said opening and means connecting said plunger operating means and closure operating means whereby said closure will open before said plunger is actuated and close when said plunger is retracted.

2. A tobacco container having a discharge opening, a tubular shell in alignment with and of the same dimension as said opening,

a compartment between said shell and discharge opening to receive a quantity of tobacco from said container suflicient to fill a pipe, a plunger in said shell which when` moved forwardly will eXpell the said quantity of tobacco through said discharge into the bowl of a pipe heldagainst said -discharge, closure Y means for lsaid opening,

means for actuating` said plungerand means operated by said-plunger actuating means for openingvsaidl closure meansbefore" said plunger moves forwardly and for closingv said closure meansv immediatelywhen said plunger .begins to retract uponv release.

3. In a tobacco container having a dis# charge opening, a movable closure means for .said opening and a spring returned lplunger for ejectin l tobacco in saidV container through sai opening, means for operating said plunger and closure means, said operating means includinga push member vslidably mounted in said container, means forreturning said member to kinitial position,

means for transmitting the sliding motion of said member to open said closure means, said transmitting means including a pair of independently movable stops mounted tol said transmitting means and projecting into the path of said push member and cam operated means for removing said stops from the path of said push member during portions of its movement whereby said closure means will be opened before said plunger moves forwardly'to eject tobacco and will close when said plunger moves rearwardly.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

ALFRED SCHNABEL. 

